(a) On a monthly basis, each public school shall contribute
the then-applicable required amount under§1575.204(a), Insurance
Code, of the salary of each active employee to TRS for deposit in
the Retired School Employees Group Insurance Fund. The public school
shall make the contribution at the same time and in the same manner
in which the public school delivers retirement contributions. Any
waiver granted to a public school under Government Code §825.408(a)
does not apply to the contribution under this section.
(b) For purposes of this section, "active employee"
means a contributing member of TRS who is employed by a public school
and is not entitled to coverage under a plan provided under Chapter
1551 or Chapter 1601, Insurance Code.
(c) For purposes of this section, "public school" means
a school district; another educational district whose employees are
TRS members; a regional education service center established under
Chapter 8, Education Code; or an open-enrollment charter school established
under Subchapter D, Chapter 12, Education Code.
(d) TRS may take corrective action against a public
school that fails to make the required contribution in accordance
with the requirements of this section, including but not limited to
placement of a warrant hold with the Comptroller of Public Accounts.
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Source Note: The provisions of this §41.6 adopted to be effective February 29, 2004, 29 TexReg 1669; amended to be effective February 9, 2006, 31 TexReg 709; amended to be effective November 14, 2017, 42 TexReg 6378 |